Gino Vannelli – Dont Give Up On Me chords

Don’t Give Up On Me

c4-middle C

 arpegio on Rhodes:

Ebmaj13/F                    F13-9

                      a4  bb  c5  d         c
                 Bb               D7-9+5   Ab7/DDon’t give up on me

              Ebmaj9     Ab6/9      Don’t quit on me yet

              Bb             AdimIt’s true we make each other cry

         Ab6                   C7/G        But I’ll take the tears over a kiss goodbye

Cm7-5/Gb      Ab/GbSo baby don’t give up

               bb3 bb   eb4  e      f
Cm7/F  F13-9   Bb      Cm7   Dbdim  D7+9Don’t give up hope          ( no don’t you)

                           d4    g
                        Ebmaj9      Gbmaj7/Ab   Ab13Let’s try a little more trust

            Bb                 AdimThough our stars don’t quite align

Ab6                   C7/GWhen we make love see how they shine

   Cm7-5/Gb   Ab/GbSo baby don’t give up

Cm7/F        F13-9     Bb   Cm7-5  Dbdim  D7+9      Don’t give up on us    ( no don’t you )

       Gm6            D/G  Dadd9/GWe can run and we can hide

G7-9                   C9    Cm7-5  pretend that something died

        Ab/Gb           Bb6/9       Em7-5But our hearts won’t be denied

Eb13-5  A7+5-9    D7+5+9     G/BTry,    try as we may

          Em7      Ebm7    So let’s close our eyes

Eb7+9+11        Dmaj7            Ab9          maybe to our sweet sur prise

Gmaj7     Gb7-5  Bmaj7/GbLove will find a way
                     c4 d     f  d5 f d  ab
   F13-9            Bbadd9               D7+9+11   D7+9So don’t give up on me


                d4    c
               Ebmaj7 Eb6        Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab13Don’t leave me sad and blue      don’t you

                Bb6           AdimThough no one’s game to stand down

   Ab6            C7/G   In time one of us might come around

    c4   d  
   Gb-5 Gb+5      Ab/GbSo don’t     give up on me

    Cm7/F  F13-9            Bb  Cm7-5  Dbdim  D7+9  And I      won’t give up on you

Orchestra :
             g4 g       f# f#     ab ab
            Gm6         D7/G      G7-9        C9

sax solo

   |Cm7-5/Gb   |Ab/Gb   |Bb6/9    |Em7-5   |Eb13-5  |A7-9+5   |D7+9+5   |G/B
  
        Em7       Ebm7    So lets close our eyes

Eb7+9+11       Dmaj7            Bb7/Ab        Maybe  to our sweet surprise


Gmaj7     Gb7-5  Bmaj7/GbLove will find a way
                             c#4 d
      F13-9               A7/Bb  Bb7     D7+9   Ab7/D   So doooon’t give up on me

                Eb6 Ebmaj9      Gbmaj7/Ab    Ab13 Don’t leave me sad and blue

             Bbadd9          AdimIt’s true we make each other cry
                                            c4   d
Ab6                            C7/G         Gb-5 Gb+5but I’ll take the tears over a kiss goodbye

      Ab/GbDon’t give up on

    Cm7/F   F13-9and I      won’t give up on

orch:  f4 f f    g                bb bb bb    ab
       Bbm7/Eb   Eb               Bb13        Bb7you                      yeah


               f4 f f    g        bb bb bb    ab
               Bbm7/Eb   Eb       Bb13        Bb7   Don’t give up. 


                     f4 f f    g      f  f  f   g           
E7+9+11              Bbm7/Eb   Eb     Bbm7/Eb   Eb                  Don’t give up.                           

                     bb4 bb bb   ab      bb bb bb    ab
                     Bb13        Bb7     Bbb13       Bb7Don’t stand down

                     f4  f  f  g     f   f   f   g
E7+9+11              Bbm7/Eb   Eb    Bbm7/Eb     Eb                  Don’t give up.                           

                     bb4 bb bb   ab          bb   a     ab   e    f
                     Bb13        Bb7        G7+9 Gb7+9 F7+9 E7+9 Eb7+9     Don’t you lose heart                 yeah                   don’t give


( repeat and fade )


Don’t give up. Don’t lose heart.


Don’t let a few words keep us apart.